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by Ranil Wijayapala Fifteen houses and 11 vehicles were damaged and one person was injured
in Nawaratne village Hingurakgoda on Monday night when it came under
attack by an unidentified gang during the blackout. by Ranil Wijayapala A final decision on the public transportation on the A9 Kandy-Jaffna
highway is expected today or tomorrow following the LTTE's response
towards the issue as 30 days deadline given to both parties to settle the
matter ends today, National Peace Secretariat sources said yesterday. "Talks between the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE must take a
long term view and not just focus on putting an interim administration in
the North and East of Sri Lanka", Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister
Vidar Helgesen said on Monday in Jakarta. GT-7 power to national grid soon by Ranil Wijayapala The GT-7 power plant at Kelanitissa power station will be connected to
the national grid within the next few days as the repair of the power
plant has been completed by the Ceylon Electricity Board workers with the
assistance of an Italian expert. by Rodney Martinesz Minister of Rural Economy and Deputy Minister of Finance Bandula
Gunawardene revealed in Parliament yesterday that the additional liquor
licences issued by the PA Government between 1994 and 2001 represented an
101.8% increase compared to 30% extra licences issued between the period
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